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On Monday, February 26, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31, a case designed to strike a dagger in the heart of the labor movement and cripple the power of workers to improve their lives.

In a great victory for OPCMIA members and other building trades workers, the new life-saving silica standard developed by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was recently upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

It is with a heavy heart that I must inform you that Brother Mark Harder, OPCMIA International Training Fund Coordinator, suffered an unexpected medical emergency yesterday while preparing to report to work at headquarters.

At OPCMIA, we look out for our brothers and sisters and we leave no one behind. That’s why we’re making this appeal for Tim Lange, a proud member of Local 599, Area 257, LaCrosse/Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

When you purchase gifts, food and refreshments for the holidays, buying union not only ensures you receive the best-made products; it’s also in keeping with the spirit of the season, because you are supporting your sisters and brothers and striking a blow for economic justice.

Just how low have we sunk? Here we have another country lecturing the United States about workers’ rights. And actually trying to strengthen them, which is more than we can say about our current president and Congress.

There’s an old political axiom that has continuously been proven true in every national election: “In the end, people vote their pocket books.” Or as James Carville put it more bluntly during President Bill Clinton’s campaign, “It's the economy, stupid.”